Horrific footage has shown the moment a dog owner attacked her own French bulldogs with a garden spade.

In the video Elizabeth Perrin, 52, is wielding the heavy metal shovel in her back garden surrounded by Frenchies at her home in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester in late 2020.

She then brought the spade above her head before swinging it down with great force as she beat a number of the tiny dogs as they can be heard yelping in pain.

Washing hung to dry on the gate blocked the view in parts which made it unclear as to exactly how many dogs were hit.

However, Perrin can clearly be seen striking three of the Frenchies which were cowering in a corner.